Piezo1: the key regulators in central nervous system diseases.

The occurrence and development of central nervous system (CNS) diseases is a multi-factor and multi-gene pathological process, and their diagnosis and treatment have always posed a serious challenge in the medical field. Therefore, exploring the relevant factors in the pathogenesis of CNS and improving the diagnosis and treatment rates has become an urgent problem. Piezo1 is a recently discovered mechanosensitive ion channel that opens in response to mechanical stimuli.

The mechanism and potential therapeutic target of piezo channels in pain.

Pain is a common symptom of many clinical diseases; it adversely affects patients' physical and mental health, reduces their quality of life, and heavily burdens patients and society. Pain treatment is one of the most difficult problems today. There is an urgent need to explore the potential factors involved in the pathogenesis of pain to improve its diagnosis and treatment rate.

A pan-cancer analysis of the role of hexokinase II (HK2) in human tumors.

More and more evidence show that HK2 is closely related to tumors. But no pan-cancer analysis is available. This paper aimed to explore the potential roles of HK2 across thirty-three tumors based on the datasets of the cancer genome Atlas (TCGA) and gene expression omnibus.

Expression and role of fibroblast activation protein α in acute myeloid leukemia.

Currently, the prognosis of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is poor. In the AML microenvironment, bone marrow (BM) mesenchymal stem cells (BMMSCs) serve an important role in protecting AML cells from chemotherapy‑induced apoptosis. The present study aimed to evaluate the expression of fibroblast activation protein α (FAPα) in BMMSCs and BM biopsy samples via flow cytometry, reverse transcription‑quantitative PCR and immunohistochemistry, as well as to identify the correlation between the expression of FAPα in BM with clinical parameters and survival of newly diagnosed patients with AML.

Hepcidin and GDF15 in anemia of multiple myeloma.

Multiple myeloma (MM) is a malignant disease of plasma cells and is often accompanied by anemia which may influence its progression and survival. The mechanism of anemia of chronic disease (ACD) in which iron homeostasis is impaired underlies that of MM-related anemia. In this study, we analyzed the role of hepcidin which is the main mediator of ACD and ACD-related cytokines in peripheral blood of MM patients.

Expression of Shelterin component POT1 is associated with decreased telomere length and immunity condition in humans with severe aplastic anemia.

Abnormal telomere attrition has been found to be closely related to patients with SAA in recent years. To identify the incidence of telomere attrition in SAA patients and investigate the relationship of telomere length with clinical parameters, SAA patients (n=27) and healthy controls (n=15) were enrolled in this study. Telomere length of PWBCs was significantly shorter in SAA patients than in controls.